Mandatory 3G in the workplace may be coming sooner than expected

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A draft Health Ministry regulation calls for the 3G rule to apply to all workers, owners and operators of stores who might encounter colleagues or customers at work, starting Oct. 15: They must be vaccinated, recovered or test negative for Corona. Workers would have to have the proof with them at the workplace at all times, according to the draft, which was made available to “ZiB 2.” 3G obligation for all employees with contact to customers or colleaguesIn the case of direct customer contact – with exceptions such as the…

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Greater Sydney relaxes rules

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The Australian state of New South Wales and the megacity of Sydney are breathing a sigh of relief: because 70 percent of the population there is now fully vaccinated, the regional government has announced far-reaching relaxation of the strict CoV restrictions. As early as Monday, fully vaccinated people will be allowed to eat in restaurants and go to the gym again – for the first time in 100 days. In addition, ten instead of five adults can again meet in private homes, and outdoor gatherings of 30 instead of 20…

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Philippine-Austrian Festivals Parade will be staged in Vienna

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Filipino Community Leaders/Representatives of Civic/Religious/Interest/Regional Groups in Austria met together on Saturday, 2 October to discuss and plan the events and programmes for the upcoming upcoming Pamana II Philippine-Austrian Festivals Parade on 30 October 2021, Stephansplatz-Heldenplatz 1010, Vienna, Austria. The big and prestigious event is spearheaded by the European Network of Filipino Diaspora Austria (ENFID-Austria ) to highlight the milestone the filipino community is celebrating this year: 75th Year of Philippine Austrian Bilateral Relations. The get-together and briefing was held at the Parish Hall of Sacred Heart of Jesus, Parish,…

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Corona explosion! Nearly 2,700 cases in one day

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Almost 2,700 COVID 19 cases have been registered in the last 24 hours. The Corona situation in Austria remains tense, especially with regard to Corona patients in hospitals as well as intensive care units. On October 5, 872 patients were in hospitals and had to be medically treated, 232 of them were fighting for their lives in intensive care. And how does it look on Wednesday? According to “Heute” info, there have been a total of 2,693 new infections and twelve deaths across Austria in the last 24 hours. For…

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This innovation in the ÖBB-Nightjet comes from December

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ÖBB has launched an upgrade program to modernize its existing night train fleet and increase comfort and services for passengers. A total of 22 seating cars from the existing fleet will be upgraded to new multifunctional couchette cars for ÖBB Nightjets. As new “comfort couchette cars,” they will be individually integrated into the existing Nightjet trains so that modernized cars and barrier-free compartments will be available on as many routes as possible in the future. The first upgraded comfort couchette cars will be in service on the Vienna – Bregenz…

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AstraZeneca seeks emergency approval for Corona drug cocktail to prevent COVID

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AstraZeneca has applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency approval of a Covid 19 drug. International pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca plans to launch a new drug to prevent Covid-19. The company has now applied to the U.S. authorities for emergency approval. The drug is intended in particular for people who respond poorly to vaccines due to a weakened immune system. In August, the company announced the results of its Phase III trials, which it said showed the drug was highly effective in reducing risk of COVID infection. More…

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Police warns: text message scam.

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So far unknown perpetrators tried to trick several people in St. Pölten and in the district of Baden into entering bank data by means of so-called phishing SMS on October 4, 2021. The victims receive an SMS with the sender “LPD AT” and are asked to pay an “outstanding fine” or an “outstanding fine”. In doing so, the victims are supposed to open an attached link and enter their bank details. The domain name appears to be “LPDGELDSTRRAFE.ME”. Police recommendationThe police or any other criminal authority will certainly not send…

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Johnson & Johnson applies for US approval for booster shots

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Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of booster shots of its coronavirus vaccine for people 18 and older. In-house studies have shown that booster vaccination increases the vaccine’s protective efficacy to 94 percent, Mathai Mammen, head of research and development at J&J subsidiary Janssen, said yesterday. Unlike other vaccines, one dose is officially enough for J&J’s vaccine. The U.S. clinical trial showed that a second dose injected about two months (56 days) after the first dose was 94 percent…

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Austria: So many children are now vaccinated

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Slowly, more and more children are also being vaccinated against Corona. In Upper Austria, 24 percent of 12- to 14-year-olds have already received a prick. We are approaching 60 percent. Currently, 57.6 percent in Upper Austria are fully immunized, meaning they have already received two vaccinations. In the Urfahr-Umgebung district, the figure is already over 60 percent, namely 63.1 percent. The lowest vaccination rate is in the district of Braunau with 50.8 percent. This is the result of the current announcement of the Upper Austrian crisis management team. 2,408 Upper…

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